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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 20,1997 PSA#1849U.S. Department Of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, 9800 South Cass
Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439 E -- COMMERCIAL LIGHT WATER REACTOR PRODUCTION OF TRITIUM SOL
DE-RP02-97DP00414 DUE 091897 POC Contact, Carla Harper, 630/252-2842 or
Robert Schroeder, 630/252-2708 / Charles G. Frazier, Contracting
Officer, 630/252-2082 WEB: click here to download a copy of the RFP,
http://www.ch.doe.gov/chicago/chicago/business/acq/acq.htm. E-MAIL:
click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail,
tritium.board@ch.doe.gov. 17. The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to
issue a request for proposals for two approaches for the production of
tritium utilizing commercial light water reactors (CLWR). The first
approach contemplates the DOE acquiring irradiation services from
existing CLWRs. DOE has developed a tritium producing burnable absorber
rod (TPBAR) which is designed to be placed in burnable absorber rod
locations in pressurized light water reactors. The TPBARs will be
delivered by DOE to a location specified by the successful offeror(s).
After irradiation and the completion of the refueling outage, the
TPBARs will be placed in government furnished shipping casks for
subsequent removal from the site by DOE. Offerors of irradiation
services will also be strongly encouraged to provide the DOE with an
option to purchase the unit. The second approach contemplates the
purchase of an operating CLWRs for tritium production. If the purchase
option is selected, it could involve acquisition of the entire unit or
only the nuclearisland. Under both the irradiation services and
purchase option approaches, DOE contemplates the award of a base
contract with two option periods. During the base contract (March 1,
1998 thru December 31, 1998), the contractor(s) will prepare the
necessary documentation for the required application for a Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) license/amendment, and complete plans for
carrying out all activities leading to the irradiation of TPBARs.
Optional period 1 (January 1, 1999 thru December 31, 2002) will provide
for the implementation of any physical modifications to ensure that
TPBAR irradiation can be accomplished and obtain all necessary NRC,
other regulatory agency, and NEPA approvals. Optional period 2 (January
1, 2003 thru December 31, 2012 for Irradiation Services and January 1,
2003 thru December 31, 2012 for Purchase of an Operating CLWR) will
provide for the commencement of TPBAR irradiation and shall include
operation in the case of the purchase of either the nuclear island or
the entire unit.The following qualification criteria will apply to both
approaches to the solicitation: (1) only pressurized Commercial Light
Water Reactors are eligible to provide the required services; (2) the
proposed unit(s) shall not have any components which would prohibit the
unit(s) use for military purposes as part of the purchase agreement,
except for fuel; and (3) at the time of proposal submission, offerors
must possess sufficient ownership interest (fee simple title in the
proposed facility) that will enable them to provide the services
required in the Statement of Work. In addition to the above, the
following qualification criterion applies under the purchase approach
only: the unit proposed shall have a rating of 2400MW thermal or
greater. Under the Irradiation Services approach, only the following
criterion applies: operating reactors shall have a license expiration
of January 1, 2013 or later. The RFP will be released on or about June
2, 1997. A preproposal conference is planned for June 18, 1997 at
Argonne(suburban Chicago), Illinois. Comments on the solicitation will
be encouraged through June 12, 1997. The solicitation will be posted
on the DOE Chicago Home Page at
http://www.ch.doe.gov/chicago/chicago/business/acq/acq.htm. To access
and download the solicitation electronically, use one of the following
methods: (1) users with Internet access can use WEB browsers such as
NETSCAPE and MOSAIC to access the DOE Chicago Operations Office
Homepage at http://www.ch.doe.gov/; or (2) users with dial-up hosts
connection to the Internet (such as America On Line, Compuserv, or
Prodigy) can access the DOE Chicago Operations Office Home Page by
using their Internet access software. In addition, copies of the
solicitation will also be available on a computer diskette. To obtain
a computer diskette of the RFP, please contact Carla Harper at
(630)252-2842, or Roberta Schroeder at (630)252-2708, submit a request
by e-mail at tritium.board@ch.doe.gov, or facsimile at (630)252-0483.
State your name, address, solicitation number and the desired
format.***** (0136) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0029 19970520\E-0001.SOL)
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